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1958 Little League World Series

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1958 Little League World Series
Tournament details
DatesAugust 19–August 22
Teams7
Final positions
ChampionsMexico Industrial Little League
Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
Runner-upUnited StatesIllinois Jaycee Little League
Kankakee, Illinois
← 1957
1959 →

The 1958 Little League World Series took place on August 19 through 22 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.[1] Industrial Little League of Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico,[2] won its second consecutive Little League World Series (LLWS) by defeating the Jaycee Little League of Kankakee, Illinois, in the 12th championship game.

This was the last LLWS to be played at Original Field in Williamsport.[1] This was the first LLWS to include teams from more than four qualifying regions, and also the first to give automatic berths to teams from Canada, represented by the Valleyfield Little League of Valleyfield, Quebec, and to Latin America, represented by Monterrey.

Teams

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States and Provinces represented at the 1958 Little League World Series
United States International
Illinois Kankakee, Illinois
North Region
Jaycee Little League
Quebec Valleyfield, Quebec
Canada Canada Region
Valleyfield Little League
Connecticut Darien, Connecticut
East Region
Darien Little League
MexicoNuevo León Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
Latin America Region
Industrial Little League
Alabama Gadsden, Alabama
South Region
National League of Gadsden
Hawaii Honolulu, Hawaii
Pacific Region
Pearl Harbor Little League
Oregon Portland, Oregon
West region
Rose City Little League
 

Bracket

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
August 19
 
 
Connecticut Connecticut7
 
August 20
 
Canada Canada2
 
Connecticut Connecticut5
 
August 19
 
Mexico Mexico11
 
Mexico Mexico11
 
August 22
 
Hawaii Hawaii0
 
Mexico Mexico10
 
August 19
 
Illinois Illinois1
 
Illinois Illinois2
 
August 20
 
Oregon Oregon1
 
Illinois Illinois3
 
August 19
 
Alabama Alabama1 Third place
 
Alabama Alabama
 
August 21
 
Bye
 
Connecticut Connecticut0
 
 
Alabama Alabama2
 
1958 Little League World Series Champions
Mexico
Industrial Little League
Monterrey, Nuevo León

Champions path

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Round Opposition Result
Mexico Championship
? Tolteca LL ?
? Metropolitana LL ?
? Maya LL ?
Latinoamerican Championship
? Puerto Rico 15–0
? Venezuela 2–0

Notable players

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ a b "Little League Series Opens". The Daily News. Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. August 19, 1958. p. 4. Retrieved August 22, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
  2. ^ See: Mexico in the Little League World Series.
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